On 6 April, heavy shelling hit Tripoli’s Al Khadra General
Hospital, injuring at least one health worker and damaging the
fully-functioning medical facility. The 400-bed Al Khadra hospital was one of
the potential COVID-19 assigned health facilities. As of March 2020, a total of
27 health facilities have been damaged due to proximity of clashes, including
14 health facilities that have been closed and another 23 which are at risk of
closure due to shifting lines of conflict.

The Humanitarian Coordinator for Libya, issued a statement
deploring strikes like this, which result in senseless damage of the most
needed medical facilities, is unacceptable at a time when healthcare and health
workers are vital in the fight against a global pandemic.

The continued disregard of the January truce, the recent
call for a humanitarian pause, welcomed by both, the Government of National
Accord and the Libyan National Army.

Source: European Commission’s Directorate-General for European
Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid Operations